Milo and Gabe were both tense, their eyes fixed on the middle of the hillside where the two cars were about to collide. They dared not even breathe.
As seconds ticked away, just as the black one was about to collide, the white sports car swiftly reversed.
However, even though her reaction was quick, it was still too late.
The rear end of the black sports car was about to hit the front of the white sports car...
It was over.
Milo took a deep breath, unable to look, and closed his eyes.
The feeling of almost seeing the dawn, only to be plunged into darkness again, was tearing his heart apart into pieces.
It felt like his heart had been punched hard.
In Milo's mind, he could already see glimpses of his next life. Dragging his injured legs that couldn't do heavy work, sitting in the fields doing strenuous farming, with nothing at home, spending the rest of his life without the warmth of companionship, living alone. The sky was pitch black, and there was no light in sight.
"Ah!"
"How could this be?"
"This woman is too bold, isn't she afraid of death?"
"Nolan's car is about to fall."
Surprised voices echoed around, one after another.
But it wasn't the woman who fell, it was... Nolan?
Milo couldn't believe it. His dead heart began to revive little by little. He slowly opened his eyes, and the colors in his eyes became brighter and brighter.
Because he saw that when the white sports car was about to be hit, instead of avoiding it like most people would, it went straight to meet it.
Alessia's reckless and fearless approach made Nolan hesitate. Clearly, he had provoked her first, yet he was afraid of her hitting him. He slammed the accelerator pedal forward.
However, just as he panicked, Alessia regained control, overtaking him on the bend and then hitting him with the rear of her car.
Nolan was just inches away from being sent rolling down the hill with his car.
It was also a stroke of luck that saved him from certain doom.
He quickly turned the steering wheel, and the car was pulled back onto the road.
Nolan lay panting heavily over the steering wheel, cold sweat covering his forehead and soaking his back.
"Alessia dared to play him, wanting him dead, the bitch," Nolan's eyes were cold as he looked at Alessia, who had already rushed to the top of the hill, and he slammed the steering wheel a few times fiercely.
This was the law of the jungle.
This round was indisputably won by Alessia.
Now it was a tie, one to one, and the next was the third round.
Although Nolan had lost one round, there were still many people flattering him at this moment. After all, he was the young master of the Ramirez family.
Milo, enduring the pain in his body, kept his guard up and looked at Nolan, lowering his voice to remind Alessia.
"In the next round, you must be extra careful. Nolan lost the second round, he will definitely not accept it. He is always cunning, and he will definitely come after you again."
Gabe also chimed in, "That's right, stay steady. You still have a good chance of winning. If you win, I'll give you an additional thousand bonus."
Alessia stared at Nolan, her face expressionless, showing no signs of nervousness, and casually refused, "No need."
She didn't even want the money?
Gabe was surprised, but he didn't say anything more.
The ten-minute halftime break passed quickly.
This time, Nolan didn't dare to underestimate Alessia. Without saying a word, he got into his car first.
Alessia followed suit.
Once again, it was the black sports car leading the way, while the white sports car remained stationary.
This arrogant tactic of letting the opponent lead for ten minutes was both arrogant and highly insulting.
Nolan had thick skin. He used these ten minutes to rev the throttle and drive forward frantically, as if his life depended on it.
He didn't believe that even if he went all out this time, Alessia would still catch up. The last round was just his momentary carelessness.
As everyone watched Nolan's car getting farther and farther away, Alessia still made no move. While they marveled at Nolan's audacity, they also felt nervous for Alessia.
They thought Alessia wouldn't be able to catch up if she kept playing cool.
Finally, after waiting for ten minutes, Alessia's car moved, and she caught up, gradually closing the distance.
Although Nolan was prepared this time, Alessia exceeded everyone's expectations and effortlessly caught up.
"Yeah!"
Someone couldn't help but cheer, and surprisingly, it was a girl who had complimented Nolan before.
After cheering, she realized she had lost her composure and looked around.
It wasn't her fault; it was mainly because Alessia was so cool, earning face for all the girls.
As everyone saw Alessia catch up with Nolan, they anxiously watched for Nolan's sneaky tricks.
However, this time, everyone was stunned.
Because the one playing tricks turned out to be Alessia.
Alessia alternated between driving parallel to Nolan, pretending to collide, falling behind as if rear-ending, or overtaking and then reversing.
Nolan was constantly wavering between life and death, and by now, he was mentally exhausted.
"Is this woman teasing Nolan?"
"This woman is too powerful, but she probably wouldn't dare to really hurt Nolan."
At the foot of the hill, the crowd was still discussing when suddenly, the white sports car truly collided with the black sports car.
BANG!
The black sports car crashed through the guardrail and was about to roll down the slope, but it was halted just in time, wedged between the guardrail and the slope.
With such a huge impact, Nolan was trapped inside the car, and whether he was alive or dead was uncertain.
This woman was truly audacious. Treating Nolan like this, wasn't she afraid of retaliation from the Ramirez family?
Everyone was stunned.
Although participating in such illegal racing, there was an unspoken agreement to not provoke the rich generations unnecessarily.
While everyone was in shock and panic, Alessia had already driven the white sports car to the mountaintop.
After reaching the finish line, Alessia casually slammed the car door and walked directly to the scene of Nolan's accident.
The black sports car, after the collision, had broken windows and damaged bodywork.
Alessia stood outside the car window, looking at Nolan through the shattered glass.
Nolan was covered in blood, trapped in the car and unable to move, weakly looking at Alessia with a pleading gaze.
Alessia made no move and spoke coldly, "Wait for the ambulance."
She acted with restraint, even when crashing the car, she controlled the force.
As expected, Nolan wouldn't die, but he would definitely suffer from lasting consequences.
This lesson should be unforgettable for Nolan.
Nolan had no strength left to speak. He looked at Alessia as if he had seen a demon from hell coming to claim his life.
Alessia was just a lunatic.
How dare she really hit him.
But even if he died, the Ramirez family wouldn't let her off. This divorced, powerless rural woman would have to pay for his funeral.
Before Nolan finally passed out, a smirk appeared on his lips.
The ambulance arrived shortly after, and Alessia was about to leave when someone blocked her way.
"You can't leave. If you go, what will the Ramirez family do?" The organizer of the competition said worriedly.
Others were also afraid of being implicated and looked at Alessia eagerly.
"Fine, then I'll stay." Alessia's eyes narrowed as she agreed.
She had framed Margaret during the day, causing the collapse of the cooperation between the Ramirez Group and Patel Group, and now she had hit Nolan with her car in the evening. With both incidents combined, she wanted to see how the Ramirez family would continue to play their act of reconciliation, and what Ava would do.
Hospital.
Nolan was taken into the operating room, and Harrison, Margaret, Ava, and others arrived one after another.
Margaret glanced at the brightly lit operating room and pounced on Alessia.
"You heartless woman, not only did you ruin the cooperation between our group and the Patel's, now you've hit Nolan with your car. You're a curse."
To be honest, Alessia didn't think much of Margaret. She simply dodged to the side, letting Margaret miss her.
Margaret stumbled and almost fell to the ground, but fortunately, Harrison caught her.
"Harrison, you have to stand up for me and for Nolan," Margaret cried, leaning on Harrison's chest.
Harrison hugged Margaret, patting her back to comfort her, while frowning at Alessia, suppressing his anger as he questioned, "Sia, what exactly did your Auntie say?"
"Brother, don't blame Sia. You can ask your wife and ask Nolan about what exactly happened. It's all because of them pushing her."
Ava, without waiting for Alessia to speak, grabbed her hand and stepped forward to speak for her.
Alessia raised an eyebrow, looking at Ava, who seemed to be protecting Margaret, thoughtfully.
From what Ava's words implied, she knew about what Margaret had done to her, and about Nolan's abduction of Christopher. This is interesting. When the incident happened, Ava didn't stop it. Only when it became irreversible did she come here to show concern.
This kind of behavior, saying one thing in front of people and another behind their backs, no mother who truly loves her daughter would do such a thing.
Ava finally showed her true colors.
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